This is Miep Gies. She was the last remaining survivor who helped in hiding the Frank family during WWII. Miep was born to a Catholic family in Vienna on February 15, 1909. Following WWI, conditions in Austria worsened and food supplies were sparse, Miep’s parents sent her to the Netherlands […]
“This is me (on the right) and my very best friend Jael on the left! We met 4 years ago on exchange at Tel Aviv University! Jael lives in Amsterdam and I live in Toronto, Canada. One of our first immediate bonds was our extreme love for Israel and we […]
The Portuguese Synagogue is a late 17th-century Sephardic synagogue in Amsterdam, completed in 1675. The Amsterdam Sephardic community was one of the largest and richest Jewish communities in Europe during the Dutch Golden Age, and their very large synagogue reflected this. The synagogue remains an active place of worship and […]
The Amsterdam Sephardic community was one of the largest and richest Jewish communities in Europe during the Dutch Golden Age, and their very large synagogue reflected this. The synagogue remains an active place of worship and is also a popular tourist attraction. The Women’s Gallery is supported by 12 stone […]
Jael lives in Amsterdam and I live in Toronto, Canada. One of our first immediate bonds was our extreme love for Israel and We promised one another that we would always meet in this very special place! We reunited last year after exchange in Israel to spend the summer together, […]
Source: History In Pictures
